Sue Enquist

Sue Enquist
Former Head UCLA Softball Coach (27 years), 11x National Champion, UCLA Hall of Fame

>> Reviews

Over a week has passed & your inspirational words are still in my ears. Your presentation at the University of Louisville Kick-Off Dinner was excellent (and based on the cards gritty performance in the Florida State Tournament looks like they are starting to take your message to heart as well). Your message while simple in premise is complex in application. Few truly understand how to prepare & compete like it is their last game or surround their selves with the “Top Third”

Chad Pinkston
Chief Sales Officer
The Corporate Playbook LLC

Thanks for the time at the Mohegan Sun, CT, you were awesome. I watched the
audience listen to your every word. You gave a lot of people some great answers. You're great for the game.

Earl
RBI
(rebuilding Baseball In the Inner City)

Thank you so much for all that you do and give to the sport of softball and congratulations on a wonderful career at UCLA. I was at the coaching clinic in Seattle over the weekend and this was the second opportunity I have had to hear you speak and you are great!

Thank you so much for your dedication.

You are a great inspiration!

Thank you!

Sincerely,
Misty Potochnick

Your presentation was fabulous this past weekend in Seattle. I am so thankful I was able to here the best in the business. You motivated me to make myself better as a individual.

Erik Danielson

Thank you very much for your inspiration. It was amazing to play against UCLA on television in the World Series when I was a senior at DePaul in 1999. You and the Bruins have always represented the gold standard in excellence for our sport. To see an amazing coach like yourself take the time to teach, share and give is incredible. You are such an inspiration! We still use the hitting DVD that you graciously sent to me after your NFCA convention speech in 2004. I have already shared your "Top Third" wisdom with my staff. I was taking notes furiously as you spoke on Sunday.

Thank you for taking the time to share, encourage and support. I would be honored if my team could meet you. Perhaps you could share a little wisdom and inspiration before, in between or after our games. Congratulations and best of luck.
Thank you.

Yvette Healy
Head Softball Coach
Loyola University Chicago

I just wanted to thank you for your outstanding presentation this last weekend.

I am very overwhelmed beginning coaching and all, but it is refreshing to know that

teaching young girls values and ethics through softball is a tradition at UCLA

(affirms what I am trying to instill in my three young daughters and team). Your delivery is outstanding.

Robert B. Benson
Angels 96

Thanks again for making the trip out to cold Chicago this past weekend. You are such an inspiration.

We were blessed with your expertise and presentation, I really appreciate what you share with us!
Thank you,

Tiffany Campbell
Lake Zurich High School

>> Topics

Are you willing to make the commitment to carry out your vision?
Corporate managers, athletic coaches, parents, and players all must deal with vision and the ability to carry it out on a daily basis.
Every champion's road is different, but there is a theme that is woven throughout all of them.
Sue’s goal is to give you the common tools that all champions possess which enables them to master their level of success.

Sample Titles

Keynote: GAME ON . . . There’s a Champion Within Everyone

Leadership: The “Championship mindset.”
Self-Esteem: “Personal Inventory – Am I a darksider or brightsider?”
Motivation: The 1% mindset: “Get 1% better every day…HOW!”
Life/work Balance: Winning the Trifecta: “You, Family, and Work.”
Fundamentals in the Work Place: “60 ft at a time. Build the relationship foundation.”
Mental Toughness: Selling Excellence: “Wear your sales force armor.”

WHO ARE YOU?

CORPORATE MANAGER: Why is the majority allowed to be average? Is average good enough for you? Let's create their blue print and build something that has the potential to take them to the top and ultimately benefit your team.

ATHLETIC COACH: How do you apply day to day synergy when all players don’t get the same amount of attention and playing time? Have you given them the direction and leadership to own the "team concepts". Are you just "using words" that are void of daily application?

PARENT: Please let go of being "their best friend". You must set the template for their greatness. Have you set the "life map". They don't need another friend; they need a role model, a rock, and a standard to set them on a life of successes no matter how many obstacles they face!

PLAYER: Playing and competing should always FUN. At the same time, are you paying attention to the life lessons you are supposed to learn? It's time to take more than "fun" from the game. Be greedy and take a lot from the game. Everyday the game will teach you something. Start paying ATTENTION!

Sue Enquist holds more National Championships (11) than anyone in the history of softball. She is UCLA Softball’s first All-American, National Champion, and Hall of Famer. In 2006, Enquist concluded her storied 27 year career as head coach of the UCLA Bruins with a 887-175-1 (.835) record, making her the winningest softball coach among all active coaches. She is the only person in NCAA Softball history to win a championship as a head coach and a player. Hailed a “coaching legend” by ESPN, Sue Enquist’s tenure produced 65 All-Americans and 12 Olympians. She has been inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the UCLA Hall of Fame. Enquist is also the recipient of multiple National Coach of the Year and Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors. She concluded her UCLA MVP playing career with a career batting average of .401. In her tenure as both a player and coach, Enquist has a combined 1,314 wins. UCLA Magazine lists her among the top 20th Century Bruins. A former World Champion and USA National Team coach and player, she is the only person to have played on the first Pan American gold medal team (1979) and to coach on the first Olympic Team National Staff (1996), which took home the first gold medal in the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.

Beyond her roles as coach and player, Sue Enquist is regarded as a leading innovator of softball instructional materials and equipment. In addition to her 25 instructional videos covering all facets of the game, Enquist is the author of the book 101 Offensive Drills for Softball. Together with MLB Player Don Slaught, she co-developed and co-produced RightViewPro hitting instructional software. She is also the inventor of the SB401 training bat, as well as the Kwik-Slide Sliding wrap, which increases player protection when sliding. Her forthcoming book on leadership is slated for release later this year.

Off the softball field, Sue Enquist has gained the reputation as a dynamic and highly sought after international motivational speaker. Her list of prestigious speaking venues includes: the United States Olympic Committee Leadership Summit (USOC), University of California Office of the President-Risk Management Division(UCLA), Stryker Endoscopy, Major League Baseball (MLB) RBI Softball World Series, LA Dodgers, National Fastpitch Coaches Convention, Women’s Sports Foundation, USA Olympic Synchronized Swimming Association, Italian Olympic Softball Program, Adidas, Wilson Sports, Easton Sports, National Pro Skaters Convention, California Athletic Directors National Convention, and numerous others. She also speaks at numerous colleges and high schools across the country. Currently, she runs over 30 seminars for parents, coaches and players across the United States.

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